Birmingham Mail (England) back issues from September 2007:
Mum killed in holiday crash; Husband's grief.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Will Oliphant A GRIEVING husband has described how a family holiday ended in tragedy when a Birmingham mum was killed in an accident. Debra Cross, from Blossom Hill in Erdington, died at the scene of a car crash in Lanzarote. Her husband Maxwell ...
Spoof video appeal fails; HEARING: Two firefighters lose battle to overturn sacking.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Adam Smith TWO senior West Midlands firefighters have lost their appeals after being sacked for taping a spoof interview with a trainee in which he was allegedly asked to ballet dance. Watch Commander Mark Smith and Crew Commander Lee Evans played the ...
Brian's tears as he lands BB title.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Simon Baker A 20-YEAR-OLD data clerk, who claimed he had no idea who Shakespeare was, was crowned the eighth winner of Big Brother last night. Essex boy Brian Belo, who will pick up a cheque for pounds 100,000, sobbed as the final vote was announced. ...
2 charged over death of man, 57.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... TWO men were last night charged with the manslaughter of a 57-year-old who collapsed during an altercation in Redditch. West Mercia Police said the men, aged 31 and 58, would appear before magistrates in Redditch today A force spokesman added ...
Take the hot seat to raise a fortune; CHARITY: Businesses feel the burn to make money for Children's Hospital unit.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Patrice John IT'S no small feat carrying the weight of a grown woman around the streets of Birmingham, but that didn't stop scores of businessmen limbering up for a race with a difference. Variety Club Midlands organised the novelty Sedan Chair race to ...
It's back to his roots for Frank.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Coleman TOP Midland comic Frank Skinner is going back to his roots to warm up for a massive British tour. The West Bromwich-born comedian will perform two low key gigs at the 150-capacity Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath on Wednesday and Thursday. ...
Train chaos fears for big Villa clash.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... FOOTBALL fans could face chaos after rail chiefs announced they were closing Witton station on the same day as one of the biggest games of the season. The station is being closed tomorrow when Villa play Chelsea and fans are being advised to make alternative arrangements. ...
To us, just two loving children, she was quite simply the best mother in the world. We miss her - PRINCE HARRY; DIANA REMEMBERED.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Elston IN LONDON THE HEARTBREAKING sight of 12-year-old Prince Harry bravely following his mother's coffin at her funeral ten years ago is one no-one who saw it will ever forget. A decade on and the Prince is a grown man. But yesterday he reminded ...
Stabbing case cops win praise from chief.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Mark Cowan THE leader of rank-and-file bobbies today praised two police officers who were injured as they disarmed a man who stabbed a woman in a random and unprovoked attack. A 60-year-old woman, named locally as Yuk Yau, was attacked from behind by a ...
Crash brings M42 to halt.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... RUSH-HOUR motorists faced delays of around an hour after a car overturned on the M42 yesterday. The car collided with the central reservation and ...
Brothel boss is spared a prison term.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Ross McCarthy A STUDENT who helped run a massage parlour in Birmingham where men had sex with prostitutes has been given a suspended jail sentence. Judge Howard Morrison told Shuk Ng, at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday, that running such premises was a ...
Lecturer in porn shame; COURT: Indecent images of children downloaded.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Paul Beard A BIRMINGHAM lecturer who downloaded pornographic images of children on to college computers has been made subject of a community order and banned from working with children. A judge at Warwick Crown Court also ordered Ian Duffy to take part in ...
Heroes in and out of work.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A DOZEN superfit police officers will run the entire length of the Pennine Way in aid of charity. The intrepid officers will aim to complete the marathon challenge in just three days for breast cancer research. Three teams will run the 270-mile in relay non-stop, day ...
Star birthdays.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Lord (Cecil) Parkinson, Tory politician, 76; Lily Tomlin, comedienne, 68; Barry Gibb, singer (Bee Gees), 61; Bruce Foxton, rock ...
Quiz of the day.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... 1. Which south-east Asian country has marked 50 years of independence? 2. What does Kevin Federline's lawyer want pop singer Britney Spears to do? 3. What did United Nations weapons inspectors find in a New York office? 4. Which Spice ...
Uni bids farewell to dean of health; EDUCATION: Retiring after 34 years.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Alison Dayani A DEAN at a Midland university is hanging up his cap and gown after 34 years of inspiring students in the city. Stewart Buchanan said a fond farewell to University of Central England, based in Perry Barr, when he retired yesterday. ...
Autumn is early in Brum.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... AUTUMN is already upon us and it's time to take on your friends in conker matches. That's what five-year-old Ellie Johnson is going to do after finding six conkers whilst walking in Pype Hayes. The pupil at St Gerard's ...
New clue in hunt for killer of OAP.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... MURDER squad police hunting the killer of an elderly woman found dead in her own home have narrowed down the time he may have struck. Detectives have confirmed that Mohinder Kaur was last seen alive at 8pm on Friday August 24. It means the killer must have struck some ...
Art of future on show.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ART students from Birmingham are gearing up to showcase their final projects at an exhibition in the city centre. The 17 students from the MA Fine Art course at UCE Birmingham Institute of Art and Design will be displaying ...
Cows eggs and cultivated pizza.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tony Collins MORE than one in 20 children in the West Midlands believe that baked beans and chicken Kiev come from a farm. But more than ten per cent of the region's youngsters do not know that farms are responsible for growing carrots, potatoes and ...
Prince Charles attends military merger.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... PRINCE Charles will today attend a ceremony marking the merger of two historic West Midlands regiments. The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, known as the Woofers, is merging with the Staffordshire Regiment and the Cheshire Regiment, to become battalions of a new ...
Gren's a weight to bear aged 81; ACHIEVEMENT: Former champ is still getting a lift in old age working out at the gym.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Poppy Brady WEIGHTLIFTER Gren Elmore is still enjoying his two-hour training sessions in the gym three times a week using pensioner power, because he's 81 years old. The pocket Hercules, who has more than 20 national titles under his belt, also has a busy ...
White Brummies 'minority by 2024'.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... WHITE people living in the UK's second biggest city are likely to become a minority within 20 years, university researchers have predicted. Demographers from the University of Manchester said the white population of Birmingham was expected to fall below half of the city's total ...
Review: Fast and furious with anger; NINE INCH NAILS Birmingham Carling Academy.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: PAUL BRADLEY THE last three gigs I went to were Beyonce, Gym Class Heroes and Editors so this was something a little different from the pop and indie music I am used to. Trent Reznor - singer, songwriter and generally angry man - made the Academy feel like an ...
Charity e-X-ercise; WALKATHON: Not too late to sign up for this year's event and Help a Local Child.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Catherine Hendrick TRAINING shoes will be all over Birmingham this weekend as people put in some last minute exercise before this year's Walkathon. Even BRMB's celebrity guests are getting in on the action - X-Factor winner Shayne Ward signed a limited ...
Breezy cash saver at Pru.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A BIRMINGHAM insurance company wants to use wind power to save cash and the environment at its base. Prudential Assurance Company, based at The Hub in Perry Barr, already has solar panels on the ...
Led Zep star in Aura of son.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ROCK legend Robert Plant is taking time off from planning a one-off Led Zeppelin reunion to see his son perform on the same bill as Status Quo. The Led Zep frontman will be at Dudley Castle on Sunday to see drummer son Jesse play with his band Aura. Robert is set ...
Snapped; AMAZING IMAGES FROM AROUND THE WORLD THIS WEEK.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... HAIRY FUN TO BE HAD BY ALL GEORGE Haskins III, of Fairbanks, Alaska, is heading to Brighton to compete in the 2007 World Beard and Moustache Championships. STATION SEALS MAKE A SPLASH COMMON seals swim in a pool at a seal station in Friedrichskoog, ...
Our Say.(Leaders)
Sep 01, 2007 ... CITY children are showing worrying signs of ignorance about the origins of real food. According to a new Dairy Farmers of Britain survey, some youngsters think that eggs come from cows and that eating grass turns cows' milk green. Significant numbers also believe ...
Letter: Your Say - Support for hard justice; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: D Miah HOW many readers who saw that picture of low-life getting tarred and feathered (Mail, August 29) wished, like me, that he had been one of the scumbags in this country getting that treatment because they are fed up with the inept ...
Letter: Your Say - MY FIRST instinct; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: H Green MY FIRST instinct at seeing the picture of the suspected drug dealer who was tarred and feathered was: "You deserve it." But hold on. The important word here is "suspected". We all know how mere rumours gather pace and are believed and ...
Letter: Your Say - No deterrence; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tony Grinstead EXPERTS on law and order and human behaviour were adamant that capital punishment was not a deterrent for murder and the violence of corporal punishment simply resulted in more crimes. And we fell for this nonsense - or is it more correct to say ...
Letter: Your Say - Missed doctor's; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: WK Francis PATIENTS who fail to keep an appointment should be heavily fined. A few months ago while waiting at the bus stop, the bus was late. A lady, also waiting, said: "I will be late for my doctor's appointment, so I am ...
Letter: Your Say - Funny memory; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sandra Falkner I HAVE fond memories of Sir Norman Wisdom (Mail, August 27) after seeing him live on stage. What a funny man he was. I also met him in Birmingham as he signed his autobiography for myself and my father, also named Norman. Sadly, my ...
Letter: Your Say - Uniform outrage; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ST Vaughan SCHOOL uniforms shouldn't be taxed regardless of size (Mail, August 29) ....
Letter: Your Say - Forgotten Field; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: RJ Leach REGARDING the article about Birmingham comedians (Mail, August 4), I am surprised it do not mention Sid Field, ...
Letter: Your Say - Not the greatest; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alan Downes WITH all due respect to Bev Bevan, he is not a household name in the way Roy Wood is and the late Carl Wayne was. I have seen Bev Bevan's Move several times and they have been brilliant, but the size of the audiences has often been disappointing. ...
Remember When? September 1989.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ON AUGUST 30, 1989, Buckingham Palace announced that Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips were to separate. The couple, who had been married for nearly 16 years, had been spending much of their time apart. They were the ...
The Big Question.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Yesterday we asked: Would Princess Diana have been proud of her sons? 95% YES 5% NO Today: Should two firemen have been sacked for taping a spoof interview with a trainee in which he was allegedly ...
Letter: Your Say - Sshh... listen... In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: F Deades IS THIS a record? November 5 is a little more than two months away and I have yet to be bothered by the sound of fireworks exploding ...
Letter: Your Say - More persecution; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Suzy Kendall J BENTLEY ( Mail, August 23) wished to know what House of Fraser was doing about the smokers standing in the staff entrance in Cherry Street then went on to say how he/she worried about their health as ...
Letter: Your Say - Barking mad; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: P Lester DO OTHER readers share my distaste for the keeping of dogs in cities? I know they can provide company for the lonely, but their place is not in a city where their barking can disturb neighbours and ...
Letter: Your Say - Freedom to be rude; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alan Hill I REFER to your correspondent MP Bailey's grumble about Maureen Messent ( Mail, August 25). Whatever her own looks, Ms Messent is perfectly entitled to a point of view about somebody else's. More important and serious than personal ...
Letter: Your Say - MP Bailey should be annoyed; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mrs SJ Bowker I DON'T know why MP Bailey should be annoyed with Maureen Messent because she called Camilla Parker Bowles an old ...
Is there a SUPERKID in YOUR family?(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Birmingham Mail has teamed up with Disney On Ice presents a Disneyland Adventure @ featuring The Incredibles, in a quest to find our very own little Superkids. Our photographers will be at the Pallasades Shopping Centre, Birmingham, today to take professional pictures of ...
Incredible ice show for all the family.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... WITH professional ice-skaters, fabulous costumes and fairy-tale scenery, Disney On Ice brings a spectacular show to Birmingham's NIA every year. And this year's promises to match them all! Disney On Ice presents a Disneyland @ Adventure featuring Disney/Pixar's The ...
Brum fans are 'realists'.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... VILLA and Blues fans are among the most down to earth in the country when it comes to rating their teams' chances. Results of a Football Fan-tasy poll by Littlewoods Pools found that although many supporters around the country have their heads in the clouds, second city fans ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... BBC1 Match of the Day (10.35pm) Including highlights of Manchester United v Sunderland. Plus, action from Bolton Wanderers v Everton and Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic. BBC2 British Film Forever (9.00pm) A look at the success of ...
A FUNERAL FOR THE PEOPLE; DIANA R.I.P. 1961-1997 Pride of place to Di's causes.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SHAUN CONNOLLY Political Editor DIANA Princess of Wales is to be given a "people's funeral" to reflect the unique bond she forged with the public. The ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Saturday will involve the charities and causes close to her heart and ...
SILENT HOMAGE TO PRINCESS; Diana's body flown home Diana RIP 1961-1997.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Mailman SHAUN CONNOLLY at RAF Northolt FLAGS fluttered mournfully in the breeze as Princess Diana's body arrived back on British soil aboard The Queen's Flight BAel46. As the plane carrying her coffin drew to a halt at RAF Northolt Middlesex, yesterday ...
Cricket final postponed.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... CRICKET'S NatWest Trophy final between Warwickshire and Essex will not be played on Saturday, following announcement of the funeral arrangements for Diana, Princess of Wales. The match will now be held at Lord's on Sunday, after both finalists backed the decision. It ...
We will sue says Al Fayed lawyer.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A FRENCH lawyer acting for Dodi's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, has said he will bring a civil suit over the heir to Harrod's death. Bernard Dartevelle said that the Al Fayeds had feared that hounding by the press "could have tragic consequences". Mr Dartevelle did not ...
DODI BURIED IN NIGHT SERVICE.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... DODI Fayed was buried last night at a cemetery near Guildford, Surrey. The Harrods heir was laid to rest at Brookwuod Cemetery following a Muslim ceremony at the London Central Mosque in Regents Park, His body had been brought from Paris where he was killed in the horrific car ...
CHASED TO HER DEATH BY THE PAPARAZZI; Photographer may face charge of manslaughter.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE only survivor of the car crash which killed Princess Diana and Dodi A Fayed today remained in intensive care in a Paris hospital. And police said the seven paparazzi arrested after the crash would be held for another day. ...
THE LAST EVENING.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Saturday evening: Diana and Dodi dine at exclusive Ritz Hotel. Midnight: Couple leave hotel by rear entrance arid climb into a Mercedes - snapped by waiting photographers. Accompanied by Al Fayed bodyguard and driver, couple are driven west on expressway alongside Seine, heading ...
Princess in campaign for safer drivers.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THK fast-car loving Princess has been involved in a series of motoring accidents in recent years, including a five vehicle pile-up which left her badly shaken. The accident, last year in west London, involved a Porsche which crashed into two parked cars, sending one careering ...
Diana RIP 1961-1997.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THEY were the pictures that told the world Princess Diana had found the love she had searched for throughout her life. But the paparazzi photographs which revealed how Diana had fallen in love with Dodi Al Fayed were to lead ultimately to the tragic death of" a princess and the ...
Royal watchers were astounded by how close the couple seemed.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Once the pictures of them together appeared, the world's press quickly became besotted with their relationship. It was the Eoyal romance to end all royal romances. Royal watchers were astounded by how close the couple seemed. Paparazzi photographs showed the couple sharing ...
PATH THAT LED TO LOVE AND TRAGEDY; Princess Di's dashing young men.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... PRINCESS Diana's turbulent relationship with the Prince of Wales drove her into the arms of a number of dashing young men. The Princess, whose name was linked with a number of men, is most famously remembered for her doomed love affair with James Hewitt, who she claimed "let her ...
THE SAD RETURN; Books of condolence opened.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... FROM PAGE ONE Government's buildings up to and including the day of the funeral. Downing Street said that it was too early to talk of a lasting memorial to Diana or setting up a trust fund in her name. Flags will be flown at half-mast up to and including the day of the funeral. ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... BBC1 Coming Down the Mountain (9pm) Drama, by awardwinning novelist Mark Haddon. A teenager holds his brother responsible for the family move away from London. BBC2 Crisis on Jimmy's Farm (8pm) Jimmy and Michaela hire Mike, an ...
FILM OF THE DAY; The Devil's Advocate (Sky Movies Drama, 11.35pm).(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hotshot lawyer Keanu Reeves is lured away from his provincial practice to work for a ...
HIGHLIGHTS; Live Football League (Sky Sports 1, 12.30pm).(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City (Kick-off 12.45pm). Coverage of the ...
HIGHLIGHTS; Live Rugby Union (Sky Sports 2, 8.30am).(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Waikato v Canterbury (Kick-off 8.35am). The second Air New Zealand Cup match of the morning comes from the ...
FILM OF THE DAY; Domino (Sky Movies Action/Thriller, 12.45am).(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The daughter of a respected actor and a successful model becomes bored with her high society ...